MGTO exploring ‘Travel Around Macau’ plan to enhance cultural values

The government intends to launch a tourism initiative called “Travel Around Macau” as part of its economic diversification plan, according to Macao Government Tourism Office director

September hotel occupancy drops

September hotel occupancy was at 78.6%, slightly down compared to the month prior, which was at 88.7%, during summer holidays. The number of guests

Cotai hotels benefit from holidays amid gradual decline in arrivals

The eight-day National Day holiday is breaking post-pandemic records as it marks the first Golden week in three years where Chinese travelers are free to travel

Golden Week visitors beat expectations

The Golden Week of the National Day holidays, which followed the mid-autumn festival holiday, has so far delivered visitor arrivals surpassing about 27% of the Macao

Thailand receives the first Chinese visitors under a new visa-free policy

Top Thai officials welcomed hundreds of Chinese tourists at Bangkok’s international airport yesterday, the first day of a new visa-free entry program that officials say

Visitors total 3.22 million in August holidays

Visitors totaled 3.22 million in August, a rise of 16.7% month-on-month, as tourists flock to the region amid summer holidays, data from the Statistics and Census

MGTO: Affordable hotels help invigorate traditional districts

The opening of affordable accommodation in traditional districts helps to reinvigorate them, director of Tourism Maria Helena de Senna Fernandes said over the weekend. On

Tourism director shares in Beijing Macau’s experience in Tourism+

Macau will use the Tourism+ concept to attract more tourists and to encourage them to extend their stays, director of Tourism Maria Helena de Senna

MGTO promotes new direct route from HK Airport to Macau via influencers

The Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) will promote the new cross-boundary bus service between the Hong Kong International Airport Sky Pier and the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao

July visitors grow 25% to nearly 2.8m

Visitor arrivals grew by 24.9% month-on-month to 2,759,544 in July, a figure that represents a surge of 28,176.9% year-on-year, mainly due to an increase in visitors

Visitor expenditure surges to MOP17b in Q2

Total visitor spending (excluding gaming expenses) surged 354.6% year-on-year to MOP17.48 billion in the second quarter of 2023. Data from the Statistics and Census Service

China expands the number of countries for travel by its big-spending tourists

China has increased the number of countries that its big-spending tourists can visit by more than 70 following the lifting of its last COVID-19 travel restrictions. The decision comes

Tourism industry sees increasing number of group tours

The city currently sees about 100 tour groups arriving daily, with room for incremental growth, a local tourism group head has said. Andy Wu,

MGTO tightens links with Indonesia, Malaysia

The Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) has increased efforts to attract tourists from Indonesia and Malaysia, the bureau said yesterday in a statement. In

Macau sees ‘growing’ proportion of foreign visitors, says MGTO

The proportion of foreign visitors to Macau is “gradually growing” with a trend towards individual travelers, a local tourism official disclosed yesterday. On the

MGTO partners Air Macau to attract more tourists from Japan

To attract larger visitor numbers from Japan, the Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) and Air Macau jointly organized a familiarization trip dedicated to the tourism operators

Tourism bureau to boost events in latter half of 2023

The local tourism bureau has planned an array of major events and activities to take place in the latter half of 2023, officials announced in

Flooded with sightseers, Europe’s iconic churches struggle to accommodate both worship and tourism

A recent Saturday evening Mass at Sagrada Familia parish had all the hallmarks of a neighborhood worship service, from prayers for ill and deceased members to name-day

Visitor arrivals steady at 2.2 million in June

Visitor arrivals totaled 2.2 million in June, recording a slight drop of 0.2% when compared to the month prior. Macau has recorded the arrival of

Macau closed 1H with almost 12 million visitors

Macau has recorded the arrival of almost 12 million visitors during the first half of this year (1H), the Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) has disclosed

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